A pending civil case against the Santa Fe Police Department is raising questions about a police dog that’s bitten people eight times in recent years and how the dog and its handler were trained. The ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Monticello Police Department says it won’t be able to make its training K9 an official police dog. Monticello Police Chief Britt Smith said Tuesday that Bozi, a ...

Police and detection programs look for dogs with very specific temperaments. Beyond strength and obedience, candidates must ...

Mastering 400-hour instruction blocks is one of many requirements for achieving K-9 operational status, but K-9 training durations and requirements vary widely by agency and region. The APCA off-lead ...

Local police agencies gave their K-9's a little extra training on Thursday. Police dogs spent the day being trained and certified on detecting Fentanyl. The dogs were trained to pick up the scent of ...

Watching a cat stroll past a line of unmoving police dogs in this viral Instagram reel can’t help but make you wonder: what does it actually take for a dog to be trusted in public-facing, high-stakes ...